Mall House

Mall House, built in 1743, is a two-storey house with an attic and five windows. It features two hipped dormers and is constructed of red brick. The building has a brick string course and an eaves cornice, topped with a Portland stone or cemented blocking course. The hipped roof is tiled, and the glazing bars are intact. The doorway is notable for its engaged Doric columns, a projecting cornice, and a door with four fielded panels, the upper two of which are also fielded. Mall House and the adjacent Wreights House to the north are separated from the main part of Preston Street by the railway, making them appear to stand in the Mall. Access between this area and Preston Street is limited to a pedestrian subway under the railway, although both houses are still numbered on Preston Street and recognized as part of it by the Rate Office. A photograph of the house is available in the National Monuments Record. Mall House, Wreights House, the stables to Wreights House, and the surrounding walls form a group.